irritated
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ir·ri·tate
(ĭr′ĭ-tāt′)v. ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates
v.tr.
1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy: a loud, bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy.
2. To make sore or inflamed: The smoke irritated my eyes.
3. Physiology To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).
v.intr.
To be a cause of impatience or anger.
[Latin irrītāre, irrītāt-.]
ir′ri·tat′ing·ly adv.
ir′ri·ta′tor n.
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irritated
(ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd)adj
annoyed or angered(of a bodily organ or part) excessively stimulated, resulting in inflammation, tenderness, etc
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nervous
– anxious – irritated – annoyed1. 'nervous'
If you are nervous, you are rather frightened about something that you are going to do or experience.
My daughter is nervous about starting school.
2. 'anxious'
If you are worried about something that might happen to someone else, don't say that you are 'nervous'. Say that you are anxious.
It's time to be going home – your mother will be anxious.
I had to deal with calls from anxious relatives.
See anxious
3. 'irritated' and 'annoyed'
If something makes you angry and impatient because you cannot stop it continuing, don't say that it makes you 'nervous'. Say that you are irritated or annoyed by it.
Perhaps they were irritated by the sound of crying.
I was annoyed by his questions.
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| Adj. | 1. |  irritated - aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay"displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure |
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irritated
adjective annoyed, cross, angry, bothered, put out, hacked (off) (U.S. slang), pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. taboo slang), harassed, impatient, ruffled, exasperated, irritable, nettled, vexed, pissed off (taboo slang), displeased, flustered, peeved (informal), piqued, out of humour Not surprisingly, her teacher is getting irritated with her.
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Translations
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irritated
[ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd] adj → irrité(e)to get irritated with sth → s'irriter de qch
to get irritated with sb → s'irriter contre qn
Not surprisingly, her teacher is getting irritated with her → Son professeur s'irrite contre elle et ce n'est pas étonnant.
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